Paulo Fitness Pro: 2010

Paulo Fernandes experience

Paulo has a Diploma in Sport Management and Fitness. He is also a 2nd Dan black belt in Karate as well as a ETA (exercise teacher's academy) fitness facilitator and assessor for specific projects in Mozambique and Angola, particularly created for gym instructors.

Paulo has been participating in workshops with top trainers throughout the world.

On the Boxing side, he trained with German lightweight European champion and with Continental IBF heavy weight champion.

On the Personal training side he travelled to Lisbon (Portugal) & Zurich- (Switzerland) for a workshop at Holmes place on functional and weight lifting training.

He also travelled to London, UK, for a special workshop with Paul Connolly, one of the Top Celebrity’s trainers in the world.

In Cape Town & Johannesburg- SA (South Africa) where he lived for 8years (until 2010), he toke part in different workshops and exchanges knowledge with Top Local Trainers and he also did the XLR8 workshop (Athlete ply-metrics) speed, power and stability training system from New Zealand.

Paulo has been a Karate/Kickboxing instructor since 2005 and a Personal Trainer since 2006. In 2007, he started his own Cardio-Fitness "Boxfit" company.

Paulo’s specializes his Personal Training on: boxing conditioning training, functional training, Athletes performance, plyometrics/balance, speed/agility, core stability/strength.

In 2008, Paulo published his own fitness manual (beginners, intermediate & advance) tubing workout.

Paulo has been working with most of the top fitness studios in Luanda- Angola since 2008, providing consulting in the fitness industry, workshops & ETA (exercise teacher's academy) Fitness qualifications, mentoring as well as supervising instructors.

2010, Paulo's main focus in Fitness is to start working with Sport clubs training all types of athletes in Athlete's performance and carry on running Fitness courses and ETA (exercise teacher's academy) qualifications in Luanda- Angola.

In 2011 Atlético petróleos de Luanda won Angola national baskteball championship. Paulo also started working with Handball female senior national team of Angola. He was approached by Chocolate magazine (local magazine from Luanda) to have is own column about Fitness & Health. Paulo opened up his 1st Fitness studio in Luanda where he and his staff train every day all type of athletes and clients.

Paulo's Biography

Age 32, Paulo Fernandes was born in Cape Verd Island.
He moved to Maputo in Mozambique at the age of 12 and began martial arts when he was 15.

In 2001, he finished high school and he decided to go to Cape Town, South Africa, in order to pursue his studies in Sport Management & Personal Training.

While studying, Paulo founded Cardio- fitness ‘Boxfit’ training.
A part-time modeling career lead him to model for Sports magazines, catalogues and TV Commercials.

Paulo is a Buddhist and his way of living applies to his Clients & Students as a life coach at the same time. Nature and healthy life style are part of his being.

In 2006 Paulo came 2nd with a Silver medal in the Shukokai World Karate championship in Helsinki-Finland

Since 2006, he has been working as a Professional athlete, training Karate and amateur Boxing 2-3 hours per day, 5 days a week.

In 2008, Paulo was nominated one of the most Sexy man's in SA (South Africa) by the Cosmopolitan Magazine and he also came 3rd with a bronze medal in the Shukokai World Karate championship in Zurich-Switzerland.

Since 2007, Paulo became the assistant of the Coach/Captain of the Karate All-style National teams of Cape Verde Island and Mozambique. He is also part of the Shukokai Karate National team of South Africa.

In 2010, he moved to Luanda- Angola full time, to carry on running Fitness courses and start working with Atlético Petroleos de Luanda Sport Club.

Paulo lives by his motto: “Embrace everything that comes on your way or that you touch”

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Petro Atletico from Luanda

My new Job as responsible of the strength & conditioning of the Senior basketball team from Petro Atletico- Luanda, Angola.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Ajax Cape town

Paulo training some of the athletes of Ajax soccer club in cape town with high conditioning cardio-boxing and mobility training. To help with coordination, concentration, anger release and gain confidence by doing boxing and on the mobility training to gain more hip flexibility, pillar strength and posture.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Athlete's performance in Luanda

Paulo training the Angolan Karate team in Luanda on power training and speed ladder (ply-metrics).

Athlete's performance in luanda

Paulo training Morais in Luanda.

Morais is a 42years old athlete.

His sport is beach Volley ball. Morais is on the Olympic circuit representing Angola for a decade in all international Tournaments.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Paulo & Shad Forsythe

Had a most amazing 2days course on the 1st-2nd of Feb with Shad Forsythe.
Shad Forsythe is the present Head Fitness Coach of the German Soccer Federation National/U21 Teams and was also the Fitness Coach of US Soccer Federation Men’s National Team, Consultant and Head Fitness Coach in 2003-2007 of Los Angeles Galaxy Soccer Club, CA.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Boxfit Jan 2010

Friday, January 8, 2010

2009 Feedback

Paulo started the 1st eta fitness personal training course in Luanda- Angola in June with eleven (11) different gym instructors from all over the city of Luanda and he turned the course into a success.
The graduation took place on the 5th of Dec 2009.

In December he ran a special workshop in Cape Town with Chris Bades a very fine athlete performance/nutrition trainer from London-UK.

On the Karate side, he was placed in the top three (3) in July on the SA WKF Nationals -75kg in Port Elisabeth and 1st place in September on the SA Shukokai nationals in Durban -75kg and team event.

On the Boxing side, in September, Paulo had a Boxing workshop in Barcelona with MMA (mix martial arts) ex fighter Javier Zarca at Puro Impacto-gym and trained in Luanda-Angola several times with Manasa, an Angolan 8x amateur boxing champion.
Paulo also started a boxfit sparing class on Tuesday’s.